Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Table
| Above US Rate | Similar to US Rate | Below US Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Trend |
Priority 1: rising  and above |
Priority 2: rising and similar  |
Priority 3: rising and below  |
| Stable Trend |
Priority 4: stable  and above Accomack County Danville City Halifax County with South Boston City Lynchburg City Newport News City Norfolk City Petersburg City Portsmouth City Richmond City Roanoke City |
Priority 6: stable and similar Albemarle County Arlington County Augusta County Bedford City and County Campbell County Carroll County Culpeper County Fauquier County Frederick County Gloucester County Hanover County Henrico County Henry County James City County Louisa County Mecklenburg County Montgomery County Nelson County Orange County Pulaski County Rockingham County Russell County Salem City Shenandoah County Stafford County Virginia Beach City Warren County Washington County Winchester City Wise County Wythe County York County |
Priority 7: stable and below Fairfax County Loudoun County Roanoke County |
| Falling Trend |
Priority 5: falling and above Suffolk City |
Priority 8: falling and similar Alexandria City Chesapeake City Chesterfield County Franklin County Hampton City Prince William County Smyth County Spotsylvania County |
Priority 9: falling and below |
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Notes: Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/12/2026 7:04 am. Trend2 Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.Rate Comparison Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10Similar when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.901 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate. 2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas. 3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used. Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data. Note: When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable. State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information). Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates: Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City, Amelia County, Appomattox County, Bath County, Bland County, Bristol City, Brunswick County, Buchanan County, Buckingham County, Buena Vista City, Charles City County, Charlotte County, Covington City, Craig County, Cumberland County, Dickenson County, Emporia City, Essex County, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Floyd County, Franklin City, Fredericksburg City, Galax City, Giles County, Grayson County, Greene County, Greensville County, Harrisonburg City, Highland County, Hopewell City, King George County, King William County, King and Queen County, Lexington City, Lunenburg County, Madison County, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Martinsville City, Mathews County, New Kent County, Northumberland County, Norton City, Nottoway County, Page County, Patrick County, Poquoson City, Prince Edward County, Prince George County, Radford City, Rappahannock County, Richmond County, Rockbridge County, Staunton City, Surry County, Sussex County, Waynesboro City, Westmoreland County, Williamsburg City Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year: Amherst County, Botetourt County, Caroline County, Charlottesville City, Clarke County, Colonial Heights City, Dinwiddie County, Fluvanna County, Goochland County, Isle of Wight County, Lancaster County, Lee County, Middlesex County, Northampton County, Pittsylvania County, Powhatan County, Scott County, Southampton County, Tazewell County Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Data for United States do not include Puerto Rico. |
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